But a new report from consultancy firm PwC joins a growing chorus
of more cautious economic forecasts that suggest the future is
brighter than we might think.

Looking at the UK, PwC found that it's true that robots will
replace some jobs, especially in sectors like transport or
manufacturing. AI will "displace" 38% of transport jobs, and 30%
of manufacturing jobs, according to the report.

But other sectors will actually see greater job creation thanks
to AI, evening out the balance. Only 12% of jobs in healthcare
will be displaced by AI, while 34% will be created, PwC predicts.

The upshot is that AI will create as many jobs as it destroys,
when evened out across different sectors.

The report said: "Our estimates suggest that AI will not lead to
technological unemployment as we project that it will displace
around 20% of existing UK jobs by 2037, but create a similar
number.

"In absolute terms, around 7 million existing jobs are projected
to be displaced, but around 7.2 million are projected to be
created, giving a net jobs boost of around 0.2 million."

The OECD was even more conservative about job displacement
in a report earlier this year. The economic organisation
concluded that just 14% of jobs in its member countries were at
risk of automation.

Both PwC and the OECD suggested that sectors that would benefit
the most from AI, or are at least risk from automation, are those
that involve complex, specialised tasks and people. This
includes:

Education

Scientific and technical work

Information and communication

Accommodation and food services

Sectors that will do badly include those that involve repetitive,
administrative tasks such as:

Finance and insurance

Retail

Construction

Public administration

Construction

Transport

Manufacturing

Here are the full UK numbers from PwC showing AI job
creation and displacement in different sectors: